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EU and Switzerland deepen research ties through Horizon Europe agreement
The new EU-Switzerland agreement opens full participation in Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, reinforcing cross-border research and Europe’s global technological competitiveness.
AI-powered Google Photos features land on iOS, search expands to 100+ countries
In 100+ countries, Google Photos brings AI search to everyday queries across 17+ languages.
€5.5bn Google plan expands German data centres, carbon-free power and skills programmes
New Dietzenbach data centre, Hanau expansion and Engie carbon-free energy agreement headline Google’s Germany growth plan.
Banks and insurers pivot to AI agents at scale, Capgemini finds
Capgemini forecasts up to $450bn in value as banks and insurers deploy cloud-native AI agents across core workflows.
ChatGPT-5 outperformed by a Chinese startup model
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 model has surpassed ChatGPT-5 and Claude 4.5 in major tests, redefining competition between US and Chinese AI developers.
Global AI adoption rises quickly but benefits remain unequal
Rapid AI adoption risks widening the gap between the Global North and South without coordinated investment and policy action.
Nvidia stake sale powers SoftBank’s $22.5bn OpenAI bet
Asset sales and an Arm-backed loan will bankroll OpenAI, robotics and data-centre wagers as SoftBank doubles down on AI.
MK1 joins AMD to accelerate enterprise AI and reasoning technologies
The Flywheel technology by MK1, handling over one trillion tokens daily, becomes key to AMD’s drive for scalable enterprise AI performance.
Deezer study shows most listeners cannot tell AI music from human tracks
Over half of participants felt uneasy when unable to tell AI music from human-created songs, underlining concerns about listener awareness and clarity.
Vision AI Companion turns Samsung TVs into conversational AI platforms
With Vision AI Companion, Samsung positions the television at the centre of a connected home powered by conversational, generative AI and multi-agent intelligence.
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